Connecting Healthcare IT

Expanding on her panel discussion from our 2023 Healthcare Education Summit, our guest, Julianne Dearinger-Smith (Director of Clinical Application Support) at Baptist Health Care in Pensacola, FL, discusses her passion for employee development and professional growth and some of the tools she uses to engage her teams.

After a meaningful Women in Healthcare IT Leadership panel discussion at our 2023 Healthcare Education Summit,  we're pleased to welcome two incredible partners and female leaders to the show.  Our host, Steffany Whiting, is joined by Kat Hasanovic, (Senior Director of Clinical EHR Applications at Baptist Health in Jacksonville, FL.) and Ingrid Napoletano, (AVP of Information Technology Applications at UConn Health in Farmington, CT.) 

In this episode, we're pleased to welcome Chief Information and Security Officer at Baptist Health Jacksonville, James Case, to the podcast!In this episode, James and our host, Steffany Whiting, discuss best practices from the frontlines in assessing readiness, planning, response and managing recovery for cybersecurity threats to health systems.Resources from the episode:Free Cybersecurity Services and Tools | CISA 405(d): Home (hhs.gov) 405(d): HICP 2023 Edition (hhs.gov) (healthca...

In this special episode, we’re happy to welcome back our CEO of iMethods, Clint Drawdy and to have our Vice President of Client Accounts, Melissa Brannon, on the show for the first time.After receiving the 2023 Best in KLAS Award for HIT Staffing, we’re excited to dive deeper into our relationship with KLAS and discuss how its industry-leading research methodology and feedback have positively impacted our continuous improvement efforts.

Welcome back to the Connecting Healthcare IT podcast.We're excited to welcome Julian Ammons, Director of IT Digital Cloud Development Operations at Baptist Health in Jacksonville, FL to this episode.Julian shares how Baptist Health has been able to drive efficiencies and increase collaboration in the health system by creating an internal development team. 

In our latest episode, we welcome Sidney Dixon, Vice President and Chief Application Officer at Tower Health, to the show.During our Fall 2022 Healthcare Education Summit, Sidney spoke on our Epic Panel and we're happy to have him back with us to discuss his experiences with implementing Epic Community Connect.

As health systems across the country look for enhanced security and efficiency, we've seen an increase in their use of moving applications to the cloud and leveraging cloud analytics.In our next episode, we're happy to welcome Craig Schwabl, VP of IT Digital Solutions and Enterprise Analytics to share his team's journey to the cloud at University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio.

In our latest episode, we're pleased to welcome Karen Cohen, Assistant Vice President of Information Technology at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, New York.Karen shares with our host, Steffany Whiting, how she created a cross-functional team that took a unique approach to meet the information blocking requirements outlined in the 21st Century Cures Act. 

Welcome back to Connecting Healthcare IT, an iMethods podcast. For the first time, we're happy to welcome two guests to our show!Steffany is joined by fellow iMethods employees, Jessica Smith (Director of Delivery Services) and Carrie Nemeth (Human Resources Director) to discuss the increased popularity of Healthcare IT consulting while also providing insights for those curious about making the career shift to consulting. 

In our next episode, we're excited to welcome Jerrie Rankin, Vice President of Operational Informatics at Baylor Scott & White Health.She and Steffany discuss the Epic efficiency program for providers at BSWH.  As we all know, adoption and implementation are two very different things. Jerrie shares with us their hard work and creativity when designing this program so that their providers can work more efficiently in the EMR.

We're happy to welcome Joe Balser, Enterprise PMO Manager at Health First to Connecting Healthcare IT.He and our host, Steffany Whiting, have a wonderful conversation about the importance of creating an environment centered around building meaningful trust both on our teams and at the organizational level.

This week, we're happy to release a special episode from HIMSS 2022! Our host, Steffany Whiting, caught up with Julianne Smith, Director of Clinical Applications and Support at Baptist Health Care Pensacola. Julianne and Steffany discuss the disruptors of the past two years and their impact on teams across the healthcare industry, but also outline techniques and initiatives to effectively engage teams and lead through change.

This month's episode finds our host, Steffany Whiting, catching up with her long-time friend and colleague Shannon Larkin, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at Harmony Healthcare IT.Steffany and Shannon discuss the intricacies of data warehousing and the wide array of situations in which using a partner like Harmony Healthcare IT can be advantageous to a health system.Harmony Healthcare IT (HHIT) is a data management firm that migrates and archives patient, employee, and bu...

In episode three, we're excited to welcome Cameron Chambers, Manager, Clinical Systems Training and Development at Baptist Health Jacksonville. Cameron and Steffany discuss the intricate planning and execution of their innovative Telehealth program at Baptist Health Jacksonville. Their dedicated team of Telehealth Coordinators was pivotal in not only assisting providers with patients in COVID units but connecting those patients to their loved ones at a time they needed support most. 

In episode two, we're joined with iMethods Vice President of Client Results, Tripp Drawdy.Tripp and Steffany discuss the importance of building strong relationships and the unique initiatives iMethods has incorporated to bring people together.

In our inaugural episode, we interview iMethods CEO Clint Drawdy and take a deeper look into the importance culture plays within an organization. From lessons learned over the past 17 years to changing dynamics from the last 18 months, "culture is going to happen whether we plan it or not",  but being intentional about the development of that culture is critical.  

Welcome to Connecting Healthcare IT, an iMethods podcast. At iMethods, we keep a pulse on what’s happening in healthcare IT.  So much is changing, and so quickly, that helping our partners keep up with trends, technologies and regulatory requirements – and connecting them with peers facing similar challenges – is a key part of our mission.